Nasu Wagyu
那須和牛 Tochigi
English name: Nasu Wagyu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Nasu Wagyu: breed — Japanese Black; where raised — produced and sold within the JA Nasuno area; grade — "Meat grade" 3–5 (as written in the source). Not specified: age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [E006] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Produced and sold within the JA Nasuno area Sources: [E006] |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | "Meat grade" 3–5 (as written in the source) Sources: [E006] |
| Other conditions | Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →
Nasushiobara City's page says JA Nasuno certifies the brand. JA Nasuno's own page could not be retrieved and is unverified.
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Nasu Wagyu is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Tochigi (also Utsunomiya Beef, Tochigi Kirifuri Kogen Beef, Tochigi Yume Pork and Tochigi Wagyu). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
- Does Kobe beef have to be A5? We counted the grading rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- Heifers, steers, or anything? The sex rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
- Where must Japanese brand beef be raised? We counted the region rules of 100 brands
- How old is Japanese brand beef? We counted the age rules of 100 brands
- What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down
Managed by
- Managed by
- JA Nasuno
- Official site
- https://www.city.nasushiobara.tochigi.jp/soshikikarasagasu/nomuchikusanka/chikusan/6/2321.html
Other brands from Tochigi
- Utsunomiya BeefBeef brands
- Tochigi Kirifuri Kogen BeefBeef brands
- Tochigi Yume PorkPork brands
- Tochigi WagyuBeef brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [E006] 那須塩原市の畜産 — Nasushiobara City ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28